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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Rudolph E. Nadherny, Golden, MO (US);
Mark Kampf, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Ireco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A lading tie anchor system for railway box cars which uses lading ties comprising straps of woven webbing with a hook on one end in place of lading ties in the form of one-time useable steel strapping. The new system makes use of the lading tie anchors already installed in many box cars as well as those installed in newly built box cars. In addition to the novel lading ties a slack take-up and tension buckle is used to join the otherwise free or unanchored ends of each pair of lading ties. Preferably the buckles have a handle-crankable ratchet on one end to which the unanchored end of one of the installed ties is adjustably attached while the unanchored end of the other lading tie is threaded over a pair of take-up rollers mounted on the opposite end of the buckle in such a way that this second lading tie can be manually drawn taut. Thereafter the ratchet is operated to remove any remaining slack in the lading ties and then apply the desired tension thereon. If the pairs of the lading ties are to be re-used in the same box car, web support clips may be inserted in the lading tie anchors located in the doorway posts and used to neatly support the free ends of the lading ties off the car floor and ready for re-use.